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Is it just a growth spurt??

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My three week old has been feeding every hour and a half and eats for an hour at least each time, and this has been going on for three days. I'm slowly losing patience with breast feeding, and even though I had some breast milk saved its not enough! I broke down and gave her formula today and she happily ate 3 to 4oz. Is she having a growth spurt or do I just not have enough milk?

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My son is 3 weeks old, as well. He just turned 3 weeks today. All night last night and all day today, he's just wanted to fuss and eat. You can't put him down or he'll cry more. He's also gassier. He only sleeps for a few minutes at a time. His paternal grandmother is blaming it automatically on colic, which is what she did with her son. I know I always was in a lot of pain with my growth spurts, so it would make sense that he would be, too. He also has acid reflux that he has to take Zantac for, so that could also be part of the problem.

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